Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-08-18
BEGINNING recently the Northern Pa.

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Beginning recently the Northern Pa
cifc put in affect a second-class Inn,
tied rate OF two cents per mile TO all
points in Dakota, for the benefit oil
farm laborers.
Gov. Church has written to Presi-
dent Cleveland asking him to come
out to Dakota this season. The
council of Huron has sent a similar
invitation to the executive.
Col. Z. f. Townsend, Twelfth infant
nv, is detailed to attend the encamp.
ment of the militia of Dakota Terri
tory, to be held at Huron from Sept.
/ to Sept. 9, for the purpose OF IN
specting the troops, taking part there
in under Instructions from the adJu-
tant general OF the army.
A hot wind struck Aberdeen and
caused the mercury to run up to 100.
At Faulkton lightning struck the
Wurt house. Sheriff Chamberlafn's
brother was severely burned and his
wife and child stunned.
At Gary, Mrs. II. II. Herrick, while
treating her little three year old
daughters eyes, by mistake got hold
OF a bottle of carbolic acid and horri-
bly, burned the childs eyes and face.
J. w. Holt, one Of the very earliest
settlers Of Brown county, estimates
his crop OF wheat this year at 80
bushels per acre.
Chief Engineer Darling, of the Du-
nth, Watertown & Pacific railroads.
in Huron. He reports that 400 teams
have arrived at Watartown from the
Manitoba's Montana extension to
work on the line from Watertown to
Huron, which is really the Mani
TOBIAS road. One hundred and twenty
FIVE OF these teams are grading within
twenty-five miles ofHuron. Two hun
dred and forty more moving down
from WATERFOWL to join them. With
in ten DAYS there will be between
1900 and 1000 teams to work on
this line, which is less than eighty
miles long. It's completion will give
Huron a Duluth connection. The
weather and the ground are very fav-
orable for railroad building. 1t is be-
lieved the road will be ironed here
this fall.
Mr.. Mcknight, attorney for the
Northern Pacific, said az Bismark,
that inasmuch as the territorial gov
eminent had decided the gross earn
ings law unconstitutional and propos.
ed to assess the property of the rail.
road for taxation his road would de-
cline to pay taxes under the gross
earnings law and await a decision.
At Big Stone City, Charles c. Ames,
son oil Mayor Ames OF Minneapolis,
and Miss Jessie Bryant we're joined in
the bonds OF matrimony, Rev.
Charles A. Arthur officiating. The
cermony took place in tine parlors OF
the st. Charles hotel in the presence
of a number of friends of h econtract.
ing parties including Mayor Ames.
The board OF regent of Brookings
College haveE aid the contractors $40,
600, the brick work being completed.
They also paid for land purchased to
the amount of 81, 300. The contract
for 300 tons of coal was let to Van
Dusen e. Co., of Rochester, Mimi, the
lowest bidder. Contracts were also
let for the necessary farm buildings,
and stock purchased.
Joe Devoski was arrested at Fargo
for stealing S4, 200 or $4,000 worth
OF lewelry at Helena. Mont.
Deadwood is excited over alleged
discoveries OF placer gold in Grand
river, 120 miles north.
Deli Rapids citizens are trying to
raise money enough to start a tow
mill.
George Reed has returned to Bis
marck to reimburse the city treasury
for the shortage SAID to be occasioned
by leaving his work to deputies.
There was some 5000 in the safe
which he left there and over S1O.O 600
in the bank, all of which he might
have taken-not one cent of which he
did take.
Rev. A. H. Clayton, OF Mellette, has
accepted a call o'Idaho territory.
"Ordway" johnson has been chos.
en- one of the directors OF the New En-.
gland colony in Hettinger county.
Rev. Enoch Powell, pastor of the
First Unitarian church of Topeka.
Kansas, has been preaching at Sioux
Falls.
E. c. Willing, attorney of Mitchell
and formerly probate Judge, died at
Battle Creek, Mich. He came from
Wisconsin live years ago.
In a Washinton inter view. Presi.
dent Cleveland is quoted as SAVING
that Dakotaa as one great state would
establish a sort of equilibrium, balan.
cling the great state of Texas in the
southwest.
At Watertown while E. H. Bishop
vas returning from the theater he was
twice fired at by some concealed par.
ty. 1t is supposed that he was mis-.
taken by the would-be assassin for
another party. There is no clue.
The territorial commissioner OF
immigration has just issued his cron
! report. Advices we're received from
every part OF the terrltary. Abund.
ance OF rain is reported, and only
slight damage from hail. South
OF forty.sixth parallel the wheat
Is harvested, and north nj
the parallel the harvest i
rapidly progressing. The comm,s,
sioner says: IL isfair to presume from
the reports of farmers as already nnh'
lished that the yield for the te[rritorv
VIII be at least an average one, and
that the wheat crop OF 1887 will RIM
considerably over 40, 600, 600 bushels
Inc corn crop will be nearly a perfect
one. Careful estimates show that tbe
corn averages on the basis of Last
years yield per acre, thirty bnshaIs
The corn crop of Dakota this year will
aggregate nearly 80, 900, 600 bushels
double the yield of 1886. The has
vest OF barley, rye and oats Is com.
pieted IN two-thirds of the copnt;as
and is under way in the remainJar
There is a slight falling off in the COZ
dition OF oats and barley since the 70
port OF a month ago. Buck whaat
hay and vegetables show an improvsd
condition.